Envelope-fastener



(No Model.)

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- ENVELOPB FASTBNER.' Y No. 464,068.- Patented Dec. 1, 1891.

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ENVELOPE-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,068, dated December1, 1891.

V Application led September 19, 1890. Serial No. 365,525. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY GooDAoRE, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Lexington, in the county of Fayette and State ofKentucky, have invented a new and useful Fastener for Envelopes, ofwhich the following is a specilication.

This invention has relation to fasteners for envelopes, the objects inview being to provide a cheaply-constructed, simple, vand efficientdevice for securing the flap of an envelope the body of the same, andthat in a manner whereby an accidental unfastening is avoided, and yetwill permit of an unfastening of the same when desired.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction hereinafter specified, and particularly pointedout in the claims.`

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of an envelope, the ilapopened, and provided with a fastener constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the flap closed and fastened. Fig.3 is a detail in perspective of the fastener. Fig. it is a transversesection.

Like numerals indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In constructing my fastenerIform the same in two sections formed oflight sheet metal, and which I will for the purpose of conveniencedesignate as the stationary section 1 and the swiveled or lockingsection 2. The stationary section 1 consists of a securingplate 3,provided with spurs 4, adapted to be introduced through the flap 5 ofthe envelope and bent upon themselves to form a means of securing theplate to said flap. The section is extended beyond the securing-plateand provided with a central opening 6 of circular shape, leading towhich is a narrow radiating slot or neck 7. The swiveled or lockingsection consists of a circular head 8, hav ing a central circularperforation 9, the edge of which is provided with a series of notches orslits and bent down through the opening U of the section 1 and under theedges of said ally connected or the locking-section swiveled upon thestationary section. The section 2 has a portion of its stock removed,

forming a narrow neck or opening 11, which leads tothe central openingin the section and corresponds in width with the neck or slot formed inthe section 1. From the circular head of thesection 2 there extends anoperating handle or lever 12, whereby the section 2 may be moved uponthe section 1. This completes the construction, with the exception of aheaded stud `13, secured to the body of the envelope opposite a pointthereon at which the openings in the sections will come when the iiap isclosed.

By operating the swiveled section until the narrow neck or slot in itshead registers with that of the section 1 the Hap may be closed and theneck of the stud passed through the necks or slots of the fastener. Vhenthis has been accomplished, a slight rotation of the swiveled or lockingsection throws the necks or slots of said sections out of alignment, anda separation of the fastener from the stud is impossible.

From the above description it will be apparent lthat I have provided anextremely simple, cheap, and durable fastener that may be used over andover again Without impairing its effectiveness, and is designed to beapplied to other articles than envelopes, such as paper boxes, gloves,tbc.

It will loe obvious that the fastener may be formed of other lightmaterial, such as guttapercha, zylonite, card-board, tbc. It will alsobe seen that the spurs 4 may be omitted and the plate 3 simply pasted orotherwise secured to the envelope.

I may provide the lever 12 with a V-shaped depression 13a, laterallydisposed, the angle portion of the depression being the deepest end, sothat the lever after being locked and partially rotated can only beunfastened or disconnected by rotating the lever in the same or acontinuous direction.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. The envelope havingthe stud extending from the same and the flap and the hereindescribedfastener, the same comprising two sections, the stationary sectionconsisting of a plate having spurs passed through and bent upon the flapand extended to form a head having a circular opening and anarrow slotIOO leadingr to the opening, and the locking-section consisting of acirculai` head having a concentric opening, the edges of which passthrough the opening of the stationary seetion and are bent under thesame and further provided with a lateral handle having a slot adapted tobe thrown into alignment with the slot of the stationary section,substantially as specified.

2. The herein-described fastener,consisting of a stationary and aswiveled section, the stationary section being adapted to be connectedwith the flap of an envelope, each section having an opening and anarrow neck

